I'm the guy that always has something to say. The facts come easy, the recommendations for treatment are on the tip of my tongue. I don't think that the phrase "economy of words" and my name have ever been used in the same sentence. But when I read posts like this I am at a loss. Obviously I am very sorry to hear about where this is headed for not only your mother, but for the whole family. I wish that something inspirational would flow from me, but every time that another person is taken from us by oral cancers and their metastasis, what I feel is not only empathy, but also frustration, perhaps even anger.

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Brian, stage 4 oral cancer survivor. OCF Founder and Director. The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.